The material in this user-friendly text is presented as simply as possible to ensure that students will gain a solid understanding of statistical procedures and analysis.

The goal of this book is to demystify and present statistics in a clear, cohesive manner. The student is presented with rules of evidence and the logic behind those rules. The book is divided into three major units: Descriptive Statistics, Inferential Statistics, and Advanced Topics in Inferential Statistics.

Features

Written in an easy-to-read, engaging literary style with many new and interesting examples to hold student interest.

Includes definitions of key concepts in the glossary to prevent student confusion over terminology.

Provides a convenient summary at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning.

More than 400 problems and test questions throughout the text allow students to apply what they have learned.

Introduces students to the language of research methodology and the basics of research reasoning (Ch. 9) prior to commencing work on any inferential techniques, such as the independent t or Pearson r.

The material in this user-friendly text is presented as simply as possible to ensure that students will gain a solid understanding of statistical procedures and analysis.

The goal of this book is to demystify and present statistics in a clear, cohesive manner. The student is presented with rules of evidence and the logic behind those rules. The book is divided into three major units: Descriptive Statistics, Inferential Statistics, and Advanced Topics in Inferential Statistics.

Features

Written in an easy-to-read, engaging literary style with many new and interesting examples to hold student interest.

Includes definitions of key concepts in the glossary to prevent student confusion over terminology.

Provides a convenient summary at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning.

More than 400 problems and test questions throughout the text allow students to apply what they have learned.

Introduces students to the language of research methodology and the basics of research reasoning (Ch. 9) prior to commencing work on any inferential techniques, such as the independent t or Pearson r.